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I was fully immersed in the now as an athlete.

Sports was my entire life as long as I can remember.

I remember growing up, having sports to go to, having recess, those were the things I looked forward to. Yes, I'm an athlete, but I had buddies who weren't, and they looked forward to it, too.

My first Olympics memory was watching Haile Gebrselassie in Sydney 2000. His sprint finish to defend his title really moved me.

I was an athlete when I was growing up.

When I chose athletics, I knew I wanted to be Olympic champion, and now I have done it in London.

I knew what I wanted to do in sport from the age of nine.

But inside of me I knew that the Olympics were still there. I was still young enough. I knew that once I transitioned out of hockey, it would be really hard to go back.

The highlight of my career? The Olympics, of course.